Born in
Marksville, Louisiana, Didier was raised in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His career covered a wide array of involvement in athletics for over 70 years from starting his career as a
football and baseball coach at his alma mater,
Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, to a football assistants' job at LSU. Didier moved to professional baseball as both a scout and later as a front office executive for three expansion clubs. Didier pitched in 1948 for the
Stroudsburg Poconos and in 1949 for the
Thomasville Tigers, ending his career with an 11–15
win–loss record and a 6.33
earned run average (ERA) in his two-year career. A shoulder injury ended his playing days with the
Detroit Tigers organization but not his association with the game. When the expansion
Montreal Expos began in 1969, Didier was hired as director of scouting and player development, a position that he held until September 1975. During his time at Montreal, he was responsible for the signings of future
Baseball Hall of Famers Gary Carter (1972) and
Andre Dawson (1975). Didier was the running backs/freshman coach at his alma mater, LSU, when the expansion Expos hired him to oversee their player development. He was the director of player development for the
Seattle Mariners from 1977 to 1978, after which he joined the
Cleveland Indians. He was the baseball coach at the
University of Southwestern Louisiana from 1981 to 1982, also serving as its
athletic director in 1982. Didier joined the expansion
Arizona Diamondbacks in December 1996 and served with them through October 2000. He then served a second stint in Cleveland, followed by a year with the
Baltimore Orioles. After that, he worked for the
Texas Rangers as a special assignments scout. In October 2009, he joined the
Toronto Blue Jays, whom he served until his death. ==References==